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Achieving My Potential Scholarship

One mistake should not ruin a life. This scholarship aims to support students who have experienced the juvenile or criminal justice system in their journey to realize their full potential. 

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Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Ghanouni Teen & Young Adult Defense Firm

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

GPA 2.0

Enrolled in or accepted to a U.S. college or university.

Injured Individual Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to a student who understands the seriousness of personal injury accidents

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Sponsoring Organization:

Libbey Law Offices, LLC

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in or accepted to an educational institution in the U.S. for the upcoming semester.

3.0 GPA

WADR Law Scholarship

This scholarship is for future leaders in business, entertainment, media, and/or tech law.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

WADR Law

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled in law school

3.0 GPA

Women in Leadership Scholarship

Brown and Caldwell offers a Women in Leadership Scholarship to support female students that are interested in pursuing a career in the environmental profession.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Brown & Caldwell

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time college student in junior or senior year or graduate program at an accredited college/university, with major in civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical or environmental engineering or one of the environmental sciences

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

GPA of 3.0 or higher on 4.0 scale (or equivalent on 5.0 scale)

Identify as a woman

Demonstrated leadership within the community

Chris Mourtos Memorial Award

This award is designed to assist a full or part-time law student who is not in his or her final year of study.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Camden County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

South Jersey, preferably Camden County, resident

Commitment to charitable, humanitarian and/or community service activities

Preference to those who graduated from the Camden City public school system

George F. Kugler, Jr. Award

This award is available to a second or third-year student attending any New Jersey law school. Applicants must demonstrate genuine financial need as well as a history of and/or desire to work in public service law.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Camden County Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L student attending any New Jersey law school

Demonstrated financial need

Desire to work in public service

Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation

One application can be used to apply for several scholarships with the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation, all aimed at law students at one of the Foundation's Constituent Law Schools.

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Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

Award Maximum:
$18,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Law School

Full-Time Enrollment at one of the Foundation’s Constituent Law Schools

Demonstrate commitment to the study of natural resources law

Association of Women Attorneys Foundation Scholarship

Women and the interests of women in Houston's legal community are promoted by this scholarship. Applicants should demonstrate academic achievement, leadership and philanthropic potential, a strong commitment to the profession, and/or the ability to overcome difficult obstacles.

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Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Association of Women Attorneys

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2nd or 3rd year law student

Alternative Dispute Resolution Scholarship

These scholarships are for students who are interested in real estate law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L student

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider 

Construction Law

The purpose of the Construction Law Scholarship is to promote the objective and standards of professionalism of the Houston Bar Association within the field of construction law.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Attending a local law school to Houston, TX

Interested in construction law

Corporate Counsel Scholarship

The purpose of the Corporate Counsel Scholarship is to promote the objectives and standards of professionalism of the Houston Bar Association within the field of corporate law.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Local law student to Houston, TX

Underrepresented and Oppressed Law Student Scholarship

In an effort to combat this issue and promote minority participation in law, the attorneys at Nicol Gersch Petterson will award the winner of this scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Nicol Gersh Petterson Law

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Current high school senior, college student or graduate student who is a legal resident of the U.S. residing in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia and who is enrolled or accepted into a two to five year post-secondary institution in the Spring

Minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher and be in good overall academic standing

You must belong to a minority group to apply for this scholarship. Minority groups can include, but are not limited to, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, and ethnicity.

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Price Benowitz Social Justice Scholarship

This scholarship is for individuals who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to social justice and community outreach. Available to students pursuing college or advanced degrees of all types with a minimum GPA of 3.0, this scholarship seeks to raise awareness about the challenges individuals with disabilities have to meet and overcome each day.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Price Benowitz

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

College or Graduate/Professional Degrees 

Commitment to social justice and community outreach

Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above

Divorce Stigma Scholarship

This scholarship is designed to let students share their experience with divorce and how it differed from the negative stigma that surrounds divorce today.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Atlanta Divorce Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Currently enrolled or about to attend an accredited community college, undergraduate or graduate program of study within the U.S.

Minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

WLAM Foundation Scholars

The Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation annually awards scholarships to women law students who attend a law school in the state of Michigan.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation

Award Maximum:
$3,500
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student enrolled full or part-time at University of Michigan Law School, Western Michigan Cooley Law School, Michigan State University College of Law, Wayne State University Law School, or University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

Female

Good academic standing

Demonstrated leadership in advancing the position of women in society

Houston Bar Association Real Estate Section Student Scholarship

Scholarships are available to Houston-area law students with a demonstrated interest in Real Estate Law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Houston Bar Association Real Estate Section

Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2L or 3L law student

Attend Houston-are law school

Demonstrated interest in real estate law

Chief Justice Roderick Ireland Leadership and Juvenile Justice Scholarship Award

The Honorable Chief Justice Roderick L. Ireland Leadership and Juvenile Advocacy Award seeks to support the development of students who have exhibited a commitment to developing strong leadership skills and a passion for juvenile advocacy. In his honor, the MBLA established this annual award for such students who have demonstrated their commitment to juvenile justice and who have exhibited outstanding leadership.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

A Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association member

Fletcher “Flash” Wiley MBLA Legacy Scholarship Award

The Fletcher “Flash” Wiley Award seeks to support the development of students who, like Past MBLA President Fletcher “Flash” Wiley, display academic and professional excellence, exhibit a commitment to diversity and inclusion through leadership and volunteerism, and demonstrate a conviction to “lift as they climb.”

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Massachusetts Black Lawyers Association

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

2L (or the equivalent in a dual-degree J.D. program) enrolled and in good standing at an ABA-accredited law school

Demonstrate exceptional commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion and demonstrate interest in the professional development and success of others

Be a MBLA member

Demonstrate a commitment to practicing law in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

All American Car Review/Essay Scholarship

To help capable Americans get into institutions of their choice, CarHP is doing its part to facilitate financial support for students who might be missing out on quality education. The "All-American Car Review/Essay Scholarship" aims to offer financial aid to students, with the help of an exciting and competition-free challenge. 

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

CarHP

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Secure admission in any approved undergraduate/postgraduate course in any reputed US educational institute

18 years old or older

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

Equity and Inclusion Scholarship

The Equity and Inclusion Scholarship funds tuition scholarships for law students who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latino/a, Asian American, Pacific Islander, or other person of color who demonstrates an interest in working in an area of natural resources and energy law. 

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law

Award Maximum:
$6,000
Application Deadline:
February 28
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled at an accredited law school in the U.S. 

Identify as Black, Indigenous, Latino/a, Asian-American, Pacific Islander, or other person of color

Demonstrate academic and leadership ability

Alaska Bar Association Law School Scholarship

The Alaska Bar Association offers law school scholarships to current first- or second-year law students who demonstrate ties to Alaska, and an intent to return to Alaska within two years of graduation.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Alaska Bar Association

Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

1L or 2L law student

Demonstrate ties to Alaska with the intent to return to Alaska within two years of graduation.

Citywide Law Scholarship

Citywide Law Group offers this scholarship to a current or aspiring law student to assist with the financial hardship law school can be.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Citiwide Law Group

Award Maximum:
$1,500
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Full-time U.S. law school or college student

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Academic Scholarship

This education trust scholarship is geared to provide support to Jewish students, born and raised in the Chicago Metropolitan area. The trust's mission is to actively promote excellence in legal education and to encourage the most scholastically qualified students to remain or return to Chicago area to practice law. The primary criteria for the award are career promise and financial need.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

Award Maximum:
$4,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Are entering an accredited graduate program in a helping profession (such as law) on a full-time basis for the upcoming academic year OR are entering your junior or senior year of an accredited bachelor’s degree program in a helping profession on a full-time basis

Jewish heritage

Born and raised in the Chicago Metropolitan area including Lake County, Indiana or one continuous year of full-time employment in the Chicago metro area

Intends to remain in the Chicago metropolitan area after completing school

Demonstrate financial need and career promise

Life Lessons Scholarship

College students and college-bound high school students who have overcome adversity due to the death of a parent or legal guardian, and who can describe how the death of a parent impacted their lives are eligible for the scholarship.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Life Happens, a nonprofit organization

Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree

Age 17-24

Louis A. Caputo, Jr. Legal Scholarship

Due to the generosity of donors, the National Italian American Foundation offers a variety of scholarships to outstanding Italian American students from a variety of academic disciplines and backgrounds.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Italian American Association

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Law school or declared pre-law undergraduate student, enrolled full-time in a U.S. accredited institution of higher education

GPA of 3.5 (or the equivalent) or higher

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident alien

Have Italian American ancestry (at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy)

Have an active NIAF Membership (Student may use their parent, guardian or grandparent’s membership)

National Italian American Foundation Scholarships

Thanks to the generosity of the Italian American community, the National Italian American Foundation has awarded over $10,000,000 in scholarships since its founding. NIAF administers nearly 200 scholarships annually, ranging in value from $2,500 to $12,000 to Italian American students studying a wide variety of subjects.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Italian American Foundation

Award Maximum:
$12,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a U.S. accredited institution of higher education on a full-time basis for the fall semester

Minimum GPA of at least 3.5 out of 4.0 (or the equivalent). (Some scholarships require a lower GPA for eligibility. Students in a pass-fail system are also eligible.)

U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident alien

Italian American ancestry. (at least one ancestor who has immigrated from Italy)

Active NIAF Membership. Student may use their parent, guardian or grandparent’s membership.

Diversity Scholarship Program

This scholarship is primarily designed to increase the number of diverse law students interested in summer and long-term employment with Nelson Mullins, the scholarship program fits squarely into the Firm’s commitment to inclusive excellence and robust diversity in all aspects of Firm life.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Nelson Mullins

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

2L students, enrolled in a full-time J.D. program at an ABA Accredited law school

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider 

Margaret Yardley Fellowship

The Margaret Yardley Fellowship Fund was established to provide fellowship grants to deserving women who are New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies at the school of their choice.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies

Female student

Scholastic achievement and career service

Charitable endeavors

Vernellia R. Randall Bar Exam Grant, July

The grant honors Vernellia R. Randall, who has made a lasting contribution to the Oregon Women Lawyers Foundation and has played a significant role in the effort to give women and minorities greater access to the justice system.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Sponsoring Organization:

Oregon Women Lawyers (OWLS) Foundation

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 1
Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a parent with children under the age of 18 (special consideration given to students with multiple children, children under the age of 6, and children with special needs)

In last year of law school

Intend to practice law in Oregon

Sitting for the July Bar Exam

FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship Program

The FCBA Foundation Law School Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to rising second-or third-year students currently enrolled in accredited U.S. law schools who have a demonstrated interest in pursing a career in TMT law.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Federal Communications Bar Association Foundation (FCBA)

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Demonstrated interest in technology, media, and telecommunications law and policy

Stephen K. Hall ACWA Water Law & Policy Scholarship Program

This scholarship is geared towards graduate students who desire to join in the effort to ensure California’s water quality, and to implement sound water management policies.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA)

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
March 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Attend an accredited, public or private U.S. college at the start of the academic year

Pursuing a graduate degree (Master’s, PhD, or Law School) in water law, water policy or public administration with a demonstrated concentration in the field of water resources

Commit to full-time enrollment (8 semester units or 10 quarter units) for the entire academic year

Boone Foundation Scholarship

This scholarship is available to residents of South Carolina to help alleviate the financial stress of higher education.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Waccamaw Community Foundation

Application Deadline:
March 3
Eligibility Requirements:

Preference to students from Horry County, SC

Graduate degree, law student

Minimum GPA 3.5

Demonstrate financial need

Farella Braun + Martel LLP Diversity Scholarship

Fareela's Diversity Scholarship Program assists Bay Area diverse law students in pursuing their legal careers.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Farella Braun & Martel

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
March 6
Eligibility Requirements:

Current 1L students

Full time

Attend UC Berkeley School of Law, UC Davis School of Law, UC Hastings College of Law, Santa Clara University School of Law, Stanford Law School or U.S.F School of Law

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider 

Greiner/Roof Memorial Law Scholarship Guidelines

The Greiner/Roof Memorial Law Scholarship was created in memory of the Honorable Paul B. Greiner and the Honorable Vernon D. Roof, past President Judges of the 59th Judicial District of Pennsylvania.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Elk County Foundation

Application Deadline:
March 7
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted to or is in attendance of an accredited law school

Candidate must maintain their primary residence in Elk or Cameron county, PA, or be a graduate of one of the high schools located in the two counties

Demonstrate academic standing and achievement, participation in extracurricular activities and general life experience will be considered

MBF’s Legal Intern Fellowship Program

Talented law students who have secured a volunteer internship with a qualified nonprofit organization in Massachusetts and demonstrate a commitment to public interest law are encouraged to apply for this fellowship program.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Massachusetts Bar Foundation Fellowship

Award Maximum:
$8,000
Application Deadline:
March 7
Eligibility Requirements:

Law student

Secured a volunteer internship position with one non-profit organization in Massachusetts

Preference given to permanent/future residents of Massachusetts

Demonstrated commitment to public interest law

Bernadine Johnson Marshall and Martha Belle Scholarship

To promote African-American females in the field of law to help support outstanding law students and recognize extraordinary individuals and institutions.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Association of Black Women Lawyers of New Jersey, Inc.

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
March 8
Eligibility Requirements:

Attend an accredited law school

New Jersey resident

Demonstrate community service and financial need

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provide

Arnold & Porter Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship

As part of the firm's commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in the legal profession, the firm is offering scholarships to highly qualified first-year law students.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Arnold and Porter

Award Maximum:
$10,000
Application Deadline:
March 11
Eligibility Requirements:

1L attending an ABA-accredited law school

May not be offered this year - verify status with the scholarship provider

National Italian American Bar Association NIABA & Sons of Italy Foundation Scholarship

The Sons of Italy Foundation has offered up to 12 merit-based scholarships (National Leadership Grants) in a nationwide competition. Please note the $35 application fee.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
March 14
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled in a four-year undergraduate program, graduate program, or a professional school at an accredited academic institution for the Fall term

U.S. Citizen and Green Card holders of Italian descent

George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy

The George H. Nofer Scholarship for Law and Public Policy is for full-time graduate students with a pre-lingual bilateral hearing loss in the moderately-severe to profound range, who use listening and spoken language as their primary method of communication.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

A.G. Bell Association for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Award Maximum:
$5,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Accepted to or enrolled full-time in an accredited law school or masters/doctoral program in public policy or public administration for the fall following the application period

You use listening and spoken language as the primary mode of communication

You have a pre-lingual hearing loss (diagnosed prior to the fourth birthday)

Hearing loss is bilateral, moderately severe to profound. Unaided Pure-Tone Average (PTA) of 60dB or greater in the better hearing ear in the speech frequencies of 500, 1000 and 2000 Hz. (Cochlear implants meet this eligibility requirement)

National Scholarship for College Students with Disabilities

disABLE Inc is a 501(c)3 who mission is to reduce the high unemployment rate of people and veterans with disabilities. The scholarship is offered to college students with disabilities.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

disABLEDperson, Inc.

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited college or university in the U.S.

Student must be enrolled full-time unless their disability prevents them from attending full-time

U.S. Citizen

Provide proof of disability and enrollment

The Ally Financial Law Scholars Scholarship Program

This scholarship provides financial assistance to students pursuing a law degree. This scholarship award seeks to minimize the debt of higher education that plagues scholars after their completion of the professional degree program, with a goal of increasing the number of highly qualified and competitive law professionals entering the workforce. Ally is committed to reducing barriers to economic mobility and fostering financial and social inclusion.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Congressional Black Caucus

Award Maximum:
$60,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

A U.S. citizen or current U.S. resident

Incoming full-time student at an accredited law school

Exhibit leadership and be active within the community

Demonstrate commitment to the legal profession

Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship

This law school scholarship asks future leaders of the Bar to discuss the critical role whistleblowers play in serving the public good.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Constantine Cannon

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Enrolled or accepted in an accredited U.S. law school.

Silver Jubilee Scholarship Fund

This scholarship is to help women in their final two years of undergraduate school or graduate program at an accredited college or university.

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Scholarship Type:
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

San Francisco branch of the American Association of University Women

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Must have a San Francisco address and/or attend a school within one hundred miles of San Francisco

2L/3L

Otis M. Smith Scholarship

The purpose of the Otis M. Smith Scholarship Program is to provide scholarships to selected single parent mothers to assist them in obtaining post-secondary education at selected accredited institutions.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan

Award Maximum:
$3,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Current resident of the following counties of Southeastern Michigan: Wayne, Oakland or Macomb

Pursuing Post-Secondary Education at the Columbus College of Law at Catholic University of America, any campus of the University of Michigan or any campus of Wayne State University

Single parent mothers

Mark B. Holzman Scholarship

Residents of Delaware attaining an advanced professional degree in medicine, dentistry, law or the ministry are encouraged to apply.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Delaware Community Foundation

Award Maximum:
$2,500
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Graduate/Professional Degrees

Resident of Delaware

GoSkills #betheboss Scholarship, Spring

GoSkills is offering a scholarship in the fall and spring to females who want to start their own business.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

GoSkills

Award Maximum:
$2,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Any female high-school or college student who wants to start her own online business.

Native Bar Review Scholarship

The annual National Native American Bar Association Foundation scholarship offers Native law students financial assistance with bar exam preparation.

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Scholarship Type:
Bar Study
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

National Native American Bar Association (NNABA)

Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Applicant must be indigenous (including Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander)

Active member of NNABA, a regional American Indian Bar Association or NNALSA

Be a graduate of or a current third year law student   

ABA-accredited law school in the U.S.

Intend to take a State Bar Exam

May not be offered this year-verify status with the scholarship provider

 

P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund (IPS)

The International Peace Scholarship Fund is a program which provides scholarships for selected women from other countries for graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. Members of P.E.O. believe that education is fundamental to world peace and understanding.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

P.E.O.

Award Maximum:
$12,500
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Admitted to full-time graduate study and working toward a graduate degree in an accredited college or university in the U.S. or Canada

International student (U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident or Canadian Citizens not eligible)

Demonstrated financial need

Must have a full year of coursework remaining, be enrolled and in residence for the entire school year

Walter S. Barr Fellowship

The Water S. Barr Fellowship is awarded to students pursuing a specific post-graduate degree. If the degree program requires more than one year of full-time study, the award can be renewed for up to two additional years.

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Scholarship Type:
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

The Horace Smith Fund

Award Maximum:
$15,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Graduate/Professional Degrees

Full-time student

Resident of Hampden County, MA

Alumnae Panhellenic Association of Washington DC Scholarship

Scholarships provide merit-based aid for collegiate and alumna members’ educational pursuits. Amounts vary each year based on the established criteria and distribution voted on annually by the Board of Trustees.

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Scholarship Type:
Aspiring Law Students
Incoming Law Students
Returning Law Students
Sponsoring Organization:

Washington, DC Alumnae Panhellenic Association

Award Maximum:
$1,000
Application Deadline:
March 15
Eligibility Requirements:

Rising sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the fall

Member in good standing of a fully participating sorority of the National Panhellenic Conference

May not be offered this year-verify status with scholarship provider

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